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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2023-3159

CVE-2023-3159

MEDIUM6.7

A use after free issue was discovered in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback in the Linux Kernel

Published Jun 12, 2023

Modified 9 months ago

Details

A use after free issue was discovered in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw a local attacker with special privilege may cause a use after free problem when queue_event() fails.

References

WEBhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b7c81f80246fac44077166f3e07103affe6db8ff ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3159

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

6.7

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

HighPR:H

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

6.7/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

Memory Safety

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJun 12, 2023

ModifiedApr 23, 2025

CVE-2023-3159 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence